Bisons Loimaa
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LoKoKo Bisons Loimaa is a Finnish professional basketball club that is based in Loimaa.
History
The club was established in 1964 as Loimaan Korikonkarit. The team was renamed Bisons after it was promoted to the Korisliiga in 2011. The team won the Finnish league championship in its first season in the league. Bisons won the championship once again in 2013, and qualified to play in Europe's 2nd-tier competition, the Eurocup, during the Eurocup 2013–14 season.
On 31 May 2016, Bisons Loimaa announced it will not participate in the top Finnish league due to financial problems and would join the second division.
The club plays its national domestic league home games at the Loimaa Sports Center in Loimaa.
Trophies
- Korisliiga Champions (2): 2011–12, 2012–13 Runners-up (1): 2014–15
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
| Criteria |
|---|
| To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time. |
- Finland Ilari Seppälä
- Finland Mikko Koivisto
- Finland Matti Nuutinen
- Finland Kimmo Muurinen
- Finland Tuukka Kotti
- Finland Roope Ahonen
- The Gambia Pierre Jallow
- Netherlands Yannick Franke
- New Zealand Isaac Davidson
- United States Ralph Sampson III
- United States Martin Zeno
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Finnish Cup | European competitions | Other competitions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 1 | Korisliiga | 1st | ||||
| 2012–13 | 1 | Korisliiga | 1st | Runner–up | |||
| 2013–14 | 1 | Korisliiga | 3rd | 2 Eurocup | RS | ||
| 2014–15 | 1 | Korisliiga | 2nd | United League | 13th | ||
| 2015–16 | 1 | Korisliiga | 5th | United League | 13th |
External links
- (in Finnish)